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Reuben , Reuben
REUBEN (Heb. רְאוּבֵן), firstborn son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. 29:32; 46:8), and the eponymous ancestor of the tribe of Reuben. The biblical de… Border , bor·der / ˈbôrdər/ • n. 1. a line separating two political or geographical areas, esp. countries: Iraq's northern border with Turkey. 2. the edge or… Lost Tribes , TEN LOST TRIBES , legend concerning the fate of the ten tribes constituting the northern Kingdom of Israel. The Kingdom of Israel, consisting of the… Powwow , POWWOW, a Native American gathering centered around dance. In post–World War II America, "powwow," derived from the Narragansett word for "shaman," b… Tribe , The English word tribe is an ambivalent term that is used indiscriminately to refer to a wide variety of social groupings that range from small, prel… Naphtali , NAPHTALI (Heb. נַפְתָּלִי), the sixth son of Jacob and second son of Bilhah, Rachel's maid (Gen. 30:7). The name is said to derive from Rachel's word…
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